little magazine

American  

noun

1. a magazine, usually small in format and of limited circulation, that publishes literary works.

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little magazine British  

noun

1. a literary magazine that features experimental or other writing of interest to a limited number of readers

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Etymology

Origin of little magazine

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

As editor and then publisher, Mr. Navasky presided over the Nation from 1978 to 2005, cultivating a roster of stylish, incisive writers while pinching pennies and soliciting donations to keep the little magazine afloat.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

The essay appeared in the September and December, 1919, issues of The Egoist, the London-based little magazine for which Eliot had been serving as an assistant editor since June, 1917.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 27, 2019

So, the point is, in today’s world, people are into tweets and skinny little magazine articles and no one’s reading journals anymore.

From MSNBC • Oct. 16, 2019

I had this little magazine on the Lower East Side.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2018

Dear Editor: I enjoy your fascinating little magazine so much that I thought I would write and tell you so.

From The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22, April 8, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt